Desk



E. B. MORGAN Nov. 6, 1934.

DESK

Filed Dec. 9, 1933 M W n W a My .v M B 1 V D Patented Nov. 6, 1934 U T D S A 1,979,564 I i 1 I DESK Erving B. lylorgan, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor to Amer1can Seating Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., a corporation of New Jersey Application December 9, 1933, Serial No. 701,681

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to desks and more particularly to school desks.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a desk particularly adapted for use in the school 1 5 room; to provide a school desk whose top is tiltable to form an easel; and, to provide such a school desk having an adjustable supporting rack mounted thereon for supporting books, papers and the like.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the structure showing the top thereof in its normal position for use as a writing desk;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view thereof but showing the desk top in tilted position to form an easel;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one of the opposite lateral sides of the desk top showing the manner in which the supporting rack may be swung for adjustably suspending it with respect to the desk top when the desk top is in its tilted position;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the manner in which the supporting rack may be respectively swung and slid relative to the desk top as indicated by the several arrows;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the desk top in its tilted position and its supporting rack adjustably suspended with respect thereto; and

Figure 6 is a sectional View on line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing in which like parts of the structure shown are indicated by the same numerals in the several views, a desk here shown as of the school type comprises the conventional box 1 in which the pupil may keep his school books and the like, supported on the pedestal 2.

The desk top is here shown as formed in two parts comprising the forward section 3 which is rigidly secured to the upper end of the box in any desired manner and the section 4 whose forward end is pivotally secured to the box on its opposite sides in any suitable manner permitting it to be manually forwardly tilted to form an easel as indicated in Figure 2. The section 4 of the desk top is provided with a serrated edge on each of its opposite lateral sides to form a linear series of spaced notches or keepers 5.

A bar 6 forming an adjustable supporting rack for books and the like extends horizontally along the outer surface of the desk top and has a flat side and a cross-sectionally curved opposite side.

Laterally disposed bracket members '7 are secured to each of the opposite ends of the bar 6 and each of said members is provided with a pin 8, each pin extending inwardly toward one another and in parallelism with the desk top. These pins are removably seated in the notched keepers 5 and are turnable therein to position the flat side of the bar in angular relation to the desk top in cross sectional plane to form an adjustable supporting rack as shown in Figure 3 and reversely turnable to position the flat side of the bar adjacent the desk top to form a cross sectionally curved rib as shown in Figure 4.

This bar or supporting rack is likewise provided with a pair of spaced paper retaining elements 9 P of rubber or the like which are seated in wells on its curved side and project outwardly to bear against a sheet of paper 10 disposed under the bar and supported by the desk top when in its tilted position as best indicated in Figure 5.

The supporting rack is thus movable transversely with respect to the opposite sides of the desk top by turning or swinging the bar from the position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown in Figure 4, thereby permitting the pins to be 50 swung into and out of engagement with their keepers for adjustably suspending the bar or supporting rack with respect to the desk top.

It will thus be seen that a desk particularly well adapted for use in the school room is here shown as provided with a tiltable desk top to form an easel and a supporting rack for supporting books and the like is adjustably mounted with respect thereto.

While but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a structure of the class described, an angularly disposed desk top provided with a series of spaced keepers on each of its opposite sides, a supporting rack swingably connected to said top H00 and laterally movable on said top, each end of said rack being provided with a member swingable into engagement with one of the keepers for adjustably suspending the supporting rack with respect to the desk top.

2. In a structure of the class described, a tiltable desk top provided with a serrated edge on each of its opposite lateral sides, each serrated edge forming a series of spaced keepers, a supporting rack laterally movable on said top, each 110 end of said rack being provided with a member swingable into engagement with one of said keepers for adjustably suspending the supporting rack with respect to the desk top.

3. In a desk structure, a pivotally mounted flat top having keepers adjacent its opposite lateral sides, and a bar extending horizontally along the outer surface of the desk top and having end portions removably seating in the keepers and turnable therein to position the bar with one of its sides in angular relation to the desk top in a cross sectional plane to form a supporting rack and reversely turnable to position said side parallel to the desk top to form a rib.

top having on each of its opposite sides notches open rearwardly to form keepers, and a bar extending horizontally along the outer surface of the desk top and having a flat side, a crossseetionally curved opposite side, and members secured to its opposite ends extending rearwardly and havingpins extending parallel with the top and removably seating in the notches and turnable therein to position said flat side in angular relation to the desk top in a cross sectional plane to form a supporting rack and reversely turnable to position said side adjacent the desk top to form a cross-sectionally curved rib.

ERVING B. MORGAN.

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